The Italian culinary tradition has some recipes from particular regions that are made specifically at certain holidays. One of these is the one that refers to the cakes of the dead throughout Italy. Italian Traditions will guide you on the discovery of an Apulian original recipe. Its name is colva and it is prepared at this time of the year. We will talk about its origin and the ingredients used to make it. Finally we will present the various steps to follow in order to make this typical Apulian cake.

Colva or grain of the dead is the typical cake that is prepared in Puglia for the celebration of the dead. It is prepared in this region of Italy during the period of the year marked by the celebration of the dead. One of its peculiarities consists in the fact that this cake is not sold in shops and therefore can only be found in the homes of the citizens of this territory. An interesting solution is to prepare it at home following the directions of the traditional recipe.